France beat Australia 2-1 in World Cup clash
Kazan, June 16 (IBNS): The first World Cup penalty after a video review and a deflected Paul Pogba goal helped France in defeating Australia in their opening match of the World Cup here on Saturday.
Ronaldo scores hat-trick as Portugal manages 3-3 draw with Spain
Sochi, June 16 (IBNS): A magical display by Christiano Ronaldo helped Portugal draw their first World Cup match with former champions Spain here on Friday.
Iran win first World Cup match in 20 years by beating Morocco 1-0
St. Petersburg, June 15 (IBNS): Stunning Morocco, Iran registered a 1-0 victory in a World Cup match here on Friday.
Uruguay beat Salah-less Egypt 1-0 in World Cup
Yekaterinburg, June 15 (IBNS): Without Mohamed Salah, Egypt looked a powerless opponent as Uruguay snatched a 1-0 win in their first match of the World Cup on Friday.
Canada, Mexico and USA selected as hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Zurich, June 13 (IBNS): The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be staged in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Kolkata, June 11 (IBNS): With less than 6 days to go to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the official broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), increased their regional outreach with the addition of Tamil and Telugu live language feeds.
18-year-old Wang Zeru claims 0.1-point victory in her World Cup debut
Changwon, April 27: In the one and only final scheduled for today at the ISSF World Cup Stage 2 in Changwon, the People’s Republic of China pocketed its fourth gold medal of the competition with 18-year-old shooter Wang Zeru, who ruled the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.
India complete seven years of its second World Cup win
Mumbai, Apr 2 (IBNS): It was one 2nd April when a six on the long-on by then Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had brought the World Cup to the nation after a long wait of 28 years.
Afghanistan qualify for World Cup
Dubai, Mar 23 (IBNS): Afghanistan returned from the pit’s edge to qualify for next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 when they defeated Ireland by five wickets in a tension-filled last Super Six match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 at the Harare Sports Club.
Ton-up Balbirinie keeps Ireland in hunt for a place in WC
Dubai, Mar 18 (IBNS): Andrew Balbirnie stroked a career-best century and also became the seventh Ireland batsman to complete 1,000 ODI runs as the 2009 champions defeated traditional rivals and reigning champions Scotland by 25 runs in a crucial Super Six fixture of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
Holder says time for the Windies to win another World Cup
Harare, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Windies captain Jason Holder has said it is time for his side to follow in the footsteps of their Under-19 and women’s teams and add a third World Cup to the collection.
India have very strong chances of winning 2019 WC: Sehwag
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS); Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag feels that India have 'very strong chances' of winning the 2019 World Cup.
Teams look for crack combinations in Super League
Dubai, Jan 21 (IBNS): The preliminary stage of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup has seen teams try out different players and combinations and as the 16-team tournament reaches the business end, sides will be hoping their investments pay off in the big matches.
U19 CWC: Aditya Thakare called-up as cover for Ishan Porel
Auckland, Jan 17 (IBNS): India U19 medium-pacer Ishan Porel suffered a bruised heel in his left foot during India's first group game of the ICC U19 World Cup against Australia.
Afghanistan, New Zealand, Pakistan and Windies win warm-up games
Dubai, Jan 8 (IBNS): Afghanistan gave an early warning of their potential in the U19 Cricket World 2018 Cup when they pulled off an impressive 56-run victory over Bangladesh in a warm-up match today.